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Electrical Stimulation Therapy, Hands-On

Virginia rates for HCPCS 97032

In this physical therapy treatment, a therapist applies electrical stimulation directly to one or more areas of the body, adjusting the treatment as it's delivered, typically to reduce pain, decrease muscle spasm, or help retrain muscle activity. Because a therapist provides hands-on, direct contact time throughout the treatment, it differs from a related treatment where the equipment runs unattended once it's set up. It's billed in short, direct treatment time increments.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Electrical Stimulation Therapy, Hands-On cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$10.47 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$12.30 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $48Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $19professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $12.88 · 39th of 51
AK $23.44DC $11.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.